Microsoft Flight Simulator Setup

When launching Microsoft Flight Simulator with your Yawman Arrow plugged in, you will be instantly greeted in the Control Options menu with default profiles. You should feel free to tailor them to your individual preferences.

Please note: The default profile programmed inside of MSFS contains erroneous assignments and will be updated for the upcoming Sim Update 15 in early 2024. We have created a streamlined step-by-step guide to bring the default profile up to full and correct functionality. Microsoft is also addressing an issue that currently prevents the typical A, B, X, Y interactions for cockpit switch and button controls found on an Xbox controller from working with the Arrow.

A complete textual guide to the MSFS default profiles is available here, illustrating all the various functions designed into the Yawman Arrow. The Yawman Team spent 18 months perfecting the default profiles for the Arrow inside Microsoft Flight Simulator. 

The three default profiles are split into different levels of functionality. The primary profile is a starter profile that will get you flying with the essential controls for your aircraft. A graphical guide to all its features can be found here.

The two advanced profiles include 185 different assignments putting an incredible amount of functionality at your disposal. Both advanced profiles are effectively identical and differ with your preferred method of trim control – wheel or hat switch. A graphical guide to the advanced profile features can be found here.

• Primary, secondary and trim flight controls
• Engine power management
• Aircraft system functions
• Air Traffic Control panel Interactions
• Cockpit, drone and external camera controls
• Slew mode controls
• Autopilot, flight instrument, radio controls
• Simulator menu controls

Please note in the AI Trim Assist setting inside the Assistance Options menu under Piloting needs to be set to off in order to achieve proper functioning of the trim wheel and any trim control.

To give you maximum control, by design, the Arrow does not have a firmware derived center point for the thumbstick. As part of your setup, you will need to assign a dead zone to the thumbstick and rudder trigger axes. Here's how to do that.

See also: Adjusting Sensitivity & Dead Zone in MSFS

See also: Default MSFS Profiles

See also: Enabling Full Functionality in MSFS Cursor Mode